Injuries force retirement of jockey Scott Stevens
At 21h50, on March 3, 2021 • By Salle de nouvelles/Newsroom
Jockey Scott Stevens is reportedly retiring after suffering significant injuries in a recent spill at Turf Paradise. The news was announced Wednesday via Twitter by Stevens’s younger brother, Hall of Fame rider Gary Stevens.
Scott Stevens, 60, was involved in a spill at the Phoenix track Feb. 24. He came out of that race with a fractured vertebrate as well as other minor injuries.
Stevens began his career at Le Bois Park in Idaho where he rode his first winner in 1976 at age 16. He retires with 5,049 wins from 33,447 mounts for earnings of over $43 million. He’s one of just 35 riders in North American to win over 5,000 races.
